Acinia corniculata (Zetterstedt, 1819)
(Scarce Knapweed Fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAcinia corniculata (Scarce Knapweed Fly)
FamilyTEPHRITIDAE (gall-flies, greater fruit flies)
SuperfamilyTEPHRITOIDEA (lance and picture-wing flies)
InfraorderSchizophora - Acalyptratae (an infraorder of flies)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Acinia corniculata (Scarce Knapweed Fly) :
1: Acinia corniculata (Scarce Knapweed Fly)
7 Jul 2004 OSGR: SU65 51° 20’ N, 1° 0’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
Female, on Lesser Knapweed
Image 1: Dorso-lateral viewImage 2: Dorso-lateral view (2)Image 3: Dorso-lateral view (3)Image 4: Latero-dorsal viewImage 5: Ventral viewImage 6: Dorsal view - magnifiedImage 7: Dorsal view - magnified (2)

Acinia corniculata (Scarce Knapweed Fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Acinia corniculata (Scarce Knapweed Fly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Acinia corniculata (Scarce Knapweed Fly)
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